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Content & Career prospects
Content
• Profound insight in the nature and particularities of entrepreneurship both in
terms of concepts/models and in practical elaboration (business plan exercise)
• Profound insight in the growth challenges of entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial
ventures, with an emphasis on knowledge intensive entrepreneurship
Career prospects• This major prepares you to start building your own venture.
• Ample career possibilities (broad background in economics/ management):• Managerial positions in smaller and larger companies (CxOs)• Consultancy• Research units of firms, financial institutions and professional federations • Public administration
Major Entrepreneurship
Students take the following courses (24 credits):
• The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
• Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 credits)
• Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits)
• Strategic IP Management (3 credits)
• Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
Master TEW / Master Business Economics
Minor Entrepreneurship
Students choose courses from the same list of courses (12 credits):
• The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
• Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits)
• Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• Strategic IP Management (3 credits)
• Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
Master TEW / Master Business Economics
Students following the Entrepreneurship Major have to choose a Minor in a different field. Recommended: Strategy and Innovation; International Business
Minor Entrepreneurship HIR
Students take the following courses (24 credits):
• The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
• Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 credits)
• Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits)
• Strategic IP Management (3 credits)
• Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
MTEW: Handelsingenieur
Courses – General InformationCourses are taught in English:• English language skills are essential for most career perspectives
• Allows international student intake (MBE major)
Organization of the Courses:
• Requires active participation by students: interactive and rewarding
• Courses combine theory and applications
• Courses involve (team) projects/assignments in which theory is applied to business cases/industries (e.g. real life case discussions)
• New business development: multidisciplinary teams work on the development of a full business plan during two semesters
• Most courses evaluate students on a combination of papers/presentations, an individual exam, and take into account active class participations
• Individually written Thesis, about 15000 words
• Scientifically founded analysis of subject matter within the domain
• Extensive list of topics with research questions and recommended scientific readings. • Helps students to start the thesis quickly. • Transparent allocation based on ‘best match’ topic, student, and coach/supervisor• But substantial room for development of (sensible and interesting) own topics
• Theses are expected/recommended to be written in English• To foster English language skills• To allow presenting the thesis to a foreign audience• To allow benefitting from the guidance by our growing staff of foreign PhD students
• MSI department will provide info sessions on academic research methods: statistical analysis (STATA) and case study methodology
Master’s Thesis Entrepreneurship